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Course Descriptions
NUR465
Transcultural Nursing
This course is designed to offer students an introduction to basic transcultural nursing concepts. Areas of focus include: self assessment of cultural biases, differentiation between the terms, culture, ethnicity, cultural diversity, minority, and race; and specific transcultural concepts with regard to nursing practice. Components of a thorough cultural assessment will also be discussed. Several different cultures will be explored regarding differences in communication, use of personal space, social organization, time, environmental control, and biological variations. Special nursing issues will include a comparison in pain response, gender differences, childbearing and child-rearing practices between certain cultures. Nursing interventions will be examined to enhance the nurse's ability to provide culturally sensitive and appropriate individualized nursing care. Written and oral communication skills receive intensive emphasis throughout the course. This course has been designated as a cultural diversity (CUL) course. This specification means that cultural issues receive intensive emphasis throughout the course. 3 Credits (3 Lecture - 0 Lab)
(Cultural Diversity) Scheduled by Special Arrangement.